With all the big changes happening politically and economically, many American families are worried that programs they have counted on in the past may go away — and they could go hungry because of it. Though no major changes have been made permanent yet ...

Direct cash pilots often expire without building grassroots support for the program. This new framework aims to energize voters and turn them into advocates. While data varies from city to city, preliminary results show an overwhelming benefit: After only ...

Eudora Tucker long dreamed of owning her own fashion business, but ordinary expenses always stood in the way. Now she can both pay her bills and design her line of sustainable clothing thanks to a cash-assistance program that puts an extra $200 in her ...

Cash transfer programs are forging a path for guaranteed income. A wave of new cash transfer programs that target pregnant and postpartum people is emerging across the United States, offering a lifeline to low-income families and reviving the discussion on ...

A participant in California attends a Pathway to Employment orientation offered by the Center for Employment Opportunities, which runs a program that provides cash assistance to those recently released from prison. A new study suggests that direct ...

For cash-strapped, lower-income homebuyers, the housing market is a tough place to be. And it’s only becoming more uncomfortable in 2026. A new federal rule has changed the eligibility targets for certain down payment- and closing cost-assistance programs,

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A $5 billion pot of federal money set aside to help people on the verge of homelessness pay the rent is running out of cash — and no one has a plan to keep the roughly 60,000 renters, more than 15,000 of them in California — from losing their housing ...